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Virtual ACC 2020 | Conscious Sedation in TAVR

According to the TVT Registry, patients who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with conscious sedation have...

Virtual ACC 2020 | “Dangerous” Plaques by CT Effectively Predict Infarction

This post-hoc analysis of the SCOT-HEART shows low-attenuation plaque burden might successfully predict events. A greater number...

Virtual ACC 2020 | Myocardial Ischemia Induced by Sudden Mental Stress

Myocardial ischemia induced by sudden mental stress is associated with bad prognosis, especially in patients with a...

Virtual ACC 2020 | Statins Could Also Protect Against Chemotherapy Cardiotoxicity

This retrospective study has shown a reduction in hospitalization for cardiac failure in patients who were already...

TAVR in Extremely Large Annuli: Different Patients Might Need Different Prostheses

Nearly all prostheses for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) commercially available at present are adequate for most...

TAVR in Small Annuli: Is There a Better Valve?

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement with the self-expandable valves has shown optimal clinical and electrocardiographic results in patients...

Is There a Relationship between ARBs, ACE 2 Inhibitors and COVID-19?

In the past few days, many doctors appear to have caught wind of somewhat unfounded data. According...

5 Years of FAST-MI: If Unable to Meet the Timeline, Thrombolization Is the Way to Go

A large proportion of patients undergo primary angioplasty beyond the timelines recommended by clinical practice guidelines. These...